Adam receives his allowance of $156.
The ratio of Adam's spending to Adam's saving is 3 : 7.
The ratio of Adam's spending on food to the remaining expenses is 5 : 1.
- What fraction of his allowance is spent on food?
- What fraction of his allowance is spent on remaining expenses?
- How much did he spend on food?
Spending |
Saving |
Allowance |
3 |
7 |
10 |
Food |
Remaining expenses |
|
|
5 |
1 |
|
|
(a)
Fraction of the allowance that Adam spends =
310 Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on food =
56 Fraction of his allowance is spent on food
=
310 x
56 =
14 (b)
Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on remaining expenses =
16 Fraction of his allowance is spent on remaining expenses
=
310 x
16 =
120 (c)
Amount that Adam spends on food
=
14 x 156
= $39
Answer(s): (a)
14; (b)
120; (c) $39